Thursday, December 27, 2012

“…For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.”(Jude 1:4 ESV)

Wake up, you sleepy heads!And before you let “amen”Leave your lipsYou need to seriously reconsiderWhat’s being said because…

THOSE WORDS ARE DEAD.

And that ain’t no pastorThat’s an actor –That’s why he's woofin’ and wailin’It’s all just a performance To keep you from paying attentionTo what he’s really sayingHe could’ve said, “I’m Sarah Palin!”And everybody would still be swayin’But if you listen with discernmentYou’d know this dude is whack‘Cause he says If you want God to bless youThen you gotta earn it, jack

That ain’t no pastorSure, he’s “preachin’”But he’s reachin’Way out of contextWith the scripture that he’s readin’Faith like a mustard seed Has nothing to doWith how wide I’m willin’ toOpen up my checkbookIt’s believing thatThe Lord is my trust fallSo I don’t even have to look

That ain’t no pastorAnd what you’re hearing Is not a sermonThat’s not Holy Ghost fire, HomeyHe’s got a mouth like a furnaceA fire-breathing dragonWith no capacity to be honestReady to scatter the flock like ashesAnd many will never see it comin’

No, these aren’t pastorsAt best, they’re bastardized renditionsThe agony of deceit –Full of hypocrisy and omissionPlease, take up and readDon’t let your souls be led astray‘Cause every dog will have its dayTo tragically discoverExactly how its own vomit tastes…

Monday, December 24, 2012

Eternity shut in a span
God becomes a man
And introduces Himself
In the form of a child
To execute His wondrous plan;
Redemption so close at hand
That you could literally touch it
And He too would touch us...
As far as the curse is found
He would detoxify the dust

With the government on his shoulders
And boulders of debt around our necks
He traded His glory for a yoke
And descended willingly into death;
Born into scorn
Living to die
To show that the Strongman
Just ain't strong enough
And to snatch us from the fire
The light shines through the darkness
And the darkness can't overcome it
So, when the shepherds heard the good news
You know they had to come runnin'
To behold the One foretold
The Axis of the world
With a love so bold
That He'd come as the Prodigal Son
To bring wayward siblings back home

He who knew no sin
Was born so that we
Could be born again -
Immanuel has come!
Peace on earth
And goodwill towards men

Monday, December 17, 2012

“Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” - Matthew 19:14 ESV

"Evil has visited Newtown today..."But despite the ages of most of the victimsWe're seeking a higher education In the face of a tragedy so senseless 'Cause the definition of wickedness Ain't so elementary... Not anymore. Dark days like these Leave us clamoring And grasping for the door From Columbine, to Virginia Tech, to Sandy Hook; Leaves no doubt in my mind That Screwtape's up to his old tricks Doing everything he can To make sure that our faith is shook "Look...where is God now?Where's the goodness he promised?Love don't let little kids die, man!Stop frontin' and be honest." As I read the countless status updates And timelines filled with fear and rage I'm reminded of the words That the Rock of Ages said: "Let the little children come to me..." You can't stop em - Don't try to hold em back There in the arms of the Good Shepherd So they'll never again want or lack It was an act of the most vicious kindOrchestrated with the intent Of distracting from God's sovereignty And get us to question his omnipotence But yea though we walk through valley Of the shadow of death His grace is still consistent

He gives us a peace that surpasses all understanding His overwhelming mercy still abounds Even amidst the unspeakable atrocitiesThat puts young loved ones into the ground The graveyard is the Farmer's field And he will one day reap what he has sown And we will all behold the glory Of the greatest harvest